88% of Facebook (FB) users voting on proposed data-sharing policy chances voted against them. But since less than 700K users voted, far below the ~300M needed for a vote to be binding, Facebook will go ahead with the changes as planned. The changes should allow Facebook to more tightly link Instagram content with its main site and apps, and perhaps also begin monetizing it. [View news story]

Tesla Motors (TSLA-0.7%) CEO Elon Musk explains in a blog post the rationale for the company setting up its own retail stores to disrupt the dealership model by noting any salesperson selling a electric vehicles alongside gas-powered cars faces a conflict of interest. Musk on dealers: "It is impossible for them to explain the advantages of going electric without simultaneously undermining their traditional business." [View news story]

The battle over Tesla Motors (TSLA-0.5%) hums right along with analysis seemingly strong on both sides of the argument. Deutsche Bank highlights the pie-in-the-sky worries on the name by calling out 78% of its estimate for TSLA's net present value uses cash flows from 2020 and beyond, while Jefferies notes even modest forecasts for growth in the EV market point to steady revenue for Tesla in the future. Shares have settled into a narrow trading range over the last few weeks with visibility on Tesla's production numbers for 2013 still cloudy. [View news story]